Watch now: Eurovizija 2018 first semi-final in Lithuania

After 6 heats and over 50 participating songs and performers, we are now getting closer to know the representative of Lithuania for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Tonight sees the first semi-final evening of the country’s national selection event Eurovizija 2018.

Semi-final 1 contestants

Without further ado here are the participants that will compete in the first Semi-Final:

Gabrielius Vagelis – The Distant

GeraiGerai & Silvija Pankūnaitė – More Than You Know

Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė – That Girl

The Roop – Yes I Do

Godo – Fire Fountain

Greta Zazza – Broken Shadows

Jurgis Brūzga – 4Love

Two semi-finals have been re-introduced to the selection, with a total of 14 acts taking part in them. From the 7 battling acts of each semi-final, only 3 will be advancing to the final with a mixture of 50:50 public and jury voting. Thus, six acts will battle for the golden ticket to Lisbon in the final.

How to watch

Eurovizija 2018 will air from 20:00 CET (21:00 local time) on the following channels: